Sam Neufeld
InvestorFounder & Managing Partner at Silk Ventures · Sr. Associate, Venture Capital at Heartland Ventures S7 · Sr. Associate, Venture Capital at Heartland Ventures
New York, New York, United States
About
Sam Neufeld is a Senior Associate at Heartland Ventures, where the focus is on industrial technology and physical AI. Neufeld invests in early-stage startups at the Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A stages across software and hardware in the manufacturing, logistics, real estate, and construction sectors. Neufeld can be reached at sam@heartlandvc.com.
Experience
- AnthropeanFoundercurrent2026 — present
- UK National Committee on ChinaAdvisory Board Membercurrent2024 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- SILK VenturesFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2016 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation TrustInnovation Advisory Board member2019 — 2023London, United Kingdom
- AntlerAdvisor2019 — 2022London, United Kingdom
- CBI (Confederation of British Industry)Board member (Innovation Council)2018 — 2021London, United Kingdom
- Government of the P.R. ChinaInvestment Advisor2012 — 2015Shanghai City, China
Skills & more
Venture Capital48Entrepreneurship92Leadership68Start-ups26Marketing Strategy55Angel Investing10Foreign Languages33Business Planning23Strategic Partnerships11China Business Development9Management Consulting16Marketing Communications27
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Public SpeakingProject ManagementInternational Business StrategyMarket ResearchPublic RelationsBusiness StrategyLanguages Chinese · English · French · Italian · Romanian · Russian
- Programming (C++ ; JavaScript) — Romanian Ministry of Education
- Diplôme d'Ḗtudes en Langue Française (DELF) — Ministère de l'Ḗducation Nationale, de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sam Neufeld?
- Sam Neufeld is a Senior Associate at Heartland Ventures, where the focus is on industrial technology and physical AI. Neufeld invests in early-stage startups at the Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A stages across software and hardware in the manufacturing, logistics, real estate, and construction sectors. Neufeld can be reached at sam@heartlandvc.com.
- Where does Sam Neufeld work?
- Sam Neufeld is Founder & Managing Partner at Silk Ventures.
- Where did Sam Neufeld go to school?
- Sam Neufeld studied at Harvard Kennedy School (Public Leadership); University of Oxford (Master of Science (MSc), China Studies (Focus: Political Economy and International Relations)); The Institute for Functional Medicine Alumni (CFMHC Certified Functional Medicine Health Coach).
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